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Moso Sugar Company
SOSUMO () is a company that grows and refines sugar in Burundi. Location The company operates in the Rutana Province in the southeast of Burundi. This is in the Moso natural region of Burundi. The area is fed by the Muyovozi River, Mutsindozi River and Maragarazi River on the border with Tanzania. The complex is fed by the Mutsindozi River. Creation The third five-year plan for economic and social development of Burundi, issued in the early 1970s, include the Moso sugar project to improve the economy of the southeast region. The project would also save foreign currency by avoiding the need to import sugar. The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO) was created on 13 July 1982 as a Private Law Mixed Economy Company (SARL). The State of Burundi held 21,250 shares, and 100 shares each were held by the Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi (BRARUDI) and the Société Burundaise de Financement (SBF). SOSUMO was given a concession, about half of which was in marshy areas. Construction of th ...
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City
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and Urban density, densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, Public utilities, utilities, land use, Manufacturing, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, bu ...
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Emmanuel Sinzohagera
Reverend Emmanuel Sinzohagera is a pastor and politician who was elected Senator for Bujumbura Province, Burundi in July 2020. He was elected president of the Senate in August 2020. Background Emmanuel Sinzohagera was born on 24 March 1974. He is a native of Bujumbura province. Reverend Pastor Emmanuel Sinzohagera became responsible for development within the National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD). Senate leader Emmanuel Sinzohagera was indirectly elected to the Senate for Bujumbura Province on 20 July 2020 on the CNDD-FDD ticket. He was elected President of the Senate on 25 August 2020 in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, by 38 out of 39 votes. He succeeded Révérien Ndikuriyo, from Makamba Province, who had been president since 2015. Im May 2023 Sinzohagera and Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe, speaker of the National Assembly, participated in a meeting of the presidents of the parliaments of East African Community (E ...
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Companies Of Burundi
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether natural, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Over time, companies have evolved to have the following features: "separate legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, investor ownership, and a managerial hierarchy". The company, as an entity, was created by the state which granted the privilege of incorporation. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is to generate sales, revenue, and profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duties according to the publicly declared incorporation pu ...
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Economy Of Burundi
The economy of Burundi is $6.75 billion by gross domestic product as of 2025, being heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for 32.9% of gross domestic product as of 2008. Burundi itself is a landlocked country lacking resources, and with almost nonexistent industrialization. Agriculture supports more than 70% of the labor force, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers. Although Burundi is potentially self-sufficient in food production, issues such as civil unrest, overpopulation, and soil erosion have contributed to the contraction of the subsistence economy by 25% in recent years. Large numbers of internally displaced persons have been unable to produce their own food and are largely dependent on international humanitarian assistance. Burundi is a net food importer, with food accounting for 17% of imports in 1997. Burundi is a least developed country according to the United Nations. Agriculture Burundi produced in 2022: * 2.6 million tons of cassava; * 1.3 million ...
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List Of Companies Of Burundi
The Republic of Burundi is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of Southeast Africa. During the colonial period most large companies were owned and run by Europeans, and operated under concessions from the colonial government. After independence in 1962, the state took over operations of several of the companies. Subsequently the state founded a number of state-owned companies to handle specific sectors of the economy, such as sugar, cotton, textiles, cement, brewing and so on. Later, the state sold part or all of their stake in these companies, but retained the right to control the products or services they offered, and to set prices. Notable firms This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. ...
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Sarrai Group
The Sarrai Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Sarrai Group, is a privately owned Conglomerate (business), conglomerate in East Africa and Southern Africa. The group maintains its headquarters in Kampala, Uganda, with subsidiaries in Kenya and Malawi. The group is headed by the executive group chairman, ''Sarbjit Singh Rai'' Overview As of November 2023, the Sarrai Group comprises 11 subsidiary companies as outlined in the table below: History The father of Sarbjit Singh Rai, the current chairman of the group, migrated from his native India and established businesses in Kenya. The father's brother, one ''Tarlochan Singh Rai'', who either came with him or followed him to Kenya, also established his own chain of businesses. After the two brothers died their sons expanded and diversified the businesses, which operate separately. Sarbjit Singh Rai moved to Uganda and started the Sarrai Group. His cousin ''Jaswant Rai'', stayed in Kenya, where he operates three sugar ...
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Gitega
Gitega (), formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital, Gitega is the country's fourth largest city and former royal capital of the Kingdom of Burundi until its abolition in 1966. In December 2018, then Burundian president, the late Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economic capital and centre of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move in over three years. Geography Gitega is the capital of Gitega Province, one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It is located in the center of the country, at roughly the same distance between the commercial capital, Bujumbura on Lake Tanganyika to the west, the Tanzanian border ...
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Ngozi, Burundi
Ngozi is a town located in northern Burundi. It is the largest urban center in the Ngozi Province and the location of the provincial headquarters. Location The town of Ngozi is located in Ngozi Commune, in Ngozi Province, in central northern Burundi. This is approximately northeast of Bujumbura, the economic and financial capital of Burundi. Ngozi is located approximately north of the city of Gitega, the national political capital. The geographical coordinates of Ngozi Town are: 02°54'30.0"S, 29°49'37.0"E (Latitude: -2.908333; Longitude:29.826944). The town is nestled at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Climate Population The national population census of 16 August 1990 enumerated the population at 14,511. On 16 August 2008, the national census that year put the population of Ngozi, Burundi at 39,774 people. Economy The residents in the town and surrounding communities are primarily subsistence agriculturalists who also keep domesticated animals, primari ...
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Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In late December 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow through on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economical capital and center of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move to Gitega within three years. History Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgium, Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. The name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura ...
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Commune Of Giharo
The commune of Giharo is a commune of Rutana Province in southeastern Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop .... The capital lies at Giharo. References Giharo Rutana Province {{Burundi-geo-stub ...
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